Qld Chapter - Creating Learning Environments for Wellbeing

CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR WELLBEING

Experience 'The Sphere' and QUT's New Faculty of Education Precinct

Come and explore QUT’s new Faculty of Education Precinct including ‘The Sphere’ while listening to some of the latest research and practice on the relationship between learning environments and wellbeing.

SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

Program

1.     Scaffolding and Frameworks for Educational Design:  Dr Janet Buchan 

Janet will introduce some take-home frameworks that emerged from national research projects in the tertiary sector and describe how they have been applied to the design and evaluation of learning spaces in a variety of settings.  

2.     Designing School Spaces for Wellbeing and Learning 

• Conceptualising wellbeing for school design: Professor Jill Franz will introduce the joint presentation by identifying concepts that reveal the relational nature of wellbeing, learning and the physical school environment. Following on from the presentations by Hilary Hughes and Jill Willis she then proposes a new model of ‘wellbeing as flourishing’ and associated with this a salutogenic framework for school design. 
• School design and pedagogic possibilities:  Dr Jill Willis identifies some of the ways that learning spaces influence the patterns, choices and actions for learning in schools. Illustrative examples from student and teacher perspectives will highlight pedagogic potential. 
• Participatory designing: Adjunct Associate Professor Hilary Hughes explains how a participatory approach to learning space design contributes to the wellbeing of those who use learning spaces: students, teachers and the wider school community. Examples from school-based projects illustrate participatory design process and outcomes. 
• Architectural design - Hamilton Wilson, Managing Director from Wilson Architects will discuss  leading the design of the QUT facility in conjunction with Henning Larson from Copenhagen.
  

3.       Panel Discussion – Learning Environments and Wellbeing. Views from different perspectives. 

Panel Members:

• Kathryn Bekavac, Senior Education Officer - Student Wellbeing, Brisbane Catholic Education;
• Dr Jill Willis, Senior Lecturer QUT;
• Ray Giorola, Director, Giorola Architects
• Hamilton Wilson, Director, Wilson Architects

Tour of Facility led by QUT Faculty of Education Staff  – followed by drinks & refreshments.

THE PRESENTERS

Dr Janet Buchan is the Director of CiTEL at Lourdes Hill College in Brisbane and has a Visiting Fellow appointment with QUT’s School of Teacher Education & Leadership. Janet’s research interests include learning spaces, distributed learning environments, learning technology and professional learning.  

Hilary Hughes is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, QUT. As a passionate educator-researcher, Hilary has particular interest in enabling participatory learning space design in schools and libraries. 

Jill Franz is a professor of spatial design in the School of Design, QUT. She has a particular interest in the physical environment and its potential to enhance health, wellbeing and social justice. In addition to design qualifications, she has educational and teaching qualifications, and is a registered teacher. 

Dr Jill Willis is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education. She investigates how educators promote learner agency and equity through their everyday assessment and learning practices. 

DETAILS

            Date:   Wednesday, 19 June 2019

            Time:   2.30pm - 6.00pm

            Venue: QUT Kelvin Grove, Education Precinct (E Block) Level 5 Function Room.

            Cost:   $70 +GST Members/$85 +GST Non-Members QUT Staff rate available.

                       (QUT Staff registration code required. Contact Louise Street at louiseastreet@gmail.com)

            RSVP: By 3.00pm on Friday, 14 June 2019

PROGRAM

            2.15pm Registration

            2.30pm Welcome & Symposium

            4.15pm Tours of Education Precinct

            5.00pm Refreshments

            6.00pm Conclusion

BOOKING: BOOK HERE or download the Flyer.

PARKING:   Getting to QUT – Parking is limited at QUT. Details about transport and parking options are available on the QUT website.  

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